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817 Castleton Avenue

170Records
14City systems
27Open violations
702Penalty rate

170 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 35 HPD housing violations, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughStaten Island 10310
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)817 CASTLETON AVENUE LLC
BBL5001510075
BIN5004126

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 702. In ZIP 10310, 90% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
11
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (6) · Missed Collection (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$102,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)817 CASTLETON AVENUE LLC
Head officerROCAEL GARCIA
Managing agentROCAEL GARCIA
Last registered2025-09-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$279,000 $125,550
2026$296,000 $133,200
2027$285,000 $128,250

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Castleton Av / Davis Av — S46 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 045 John Tyler
Middle: I.S. 061 William A Morris. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

817 Castleton Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-15RPTT&RET $525,001 — from MARK STEVEN PIAZZA, ESQ., AS REFEREE to 817 CASTLETON AVENUE LLC $525,001
2024-03-15Sold for $525,001 $525,001 $525,001
2005-10-27RPTT $555,000 — from KOLECI, SHABAN; TIMMINS, JAMES D to NURNBERGER CORPORATION $555,000

Ten-year activity

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62
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021003
2018024017
2019010012
2020011013
2021003014
2022011002
202303220025
202404553062
202502130015
2026101002
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 5Health & systems 4

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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